Nehemiah 9:9-11

9 “You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea.^[a]

10 You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name for yourself, which remains to this day.

11 You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters.

Nehemiah 9:9-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 9

In this chapter we have an account of a fast kept by the Jews, which was observed, as by outward acts of humiliation, so by confession of sin, reading the law, and worshipping the Lord, Ne 9:1-3 and of a long prayer that the Levites made, in which they celebrate the divine perfections, take notice of various instances of the goodness of God to the people of Israel, acknowledge their manifold transgressions, observe the Lord's correction of them for them, in which they own he was righteous, Ne 9:4-38.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 2:23-25; Exodus 3:7
• 2. Exodus 14:10-30
• 3. S Exodus 10:1; Psalms 74:9
• 4. S Exodus 3:20; S Exodus 6:6
• 5. Jeremiah 32:20; Daniel 9:15
• 6. S Numbers 6:27
• 7. Exodus 14:21; Psalms 78:13
• 8. S Exodus 14:28
• 9. Ex 15:4-5,10; Hebrews 11:29

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "the Sea of Reeds"